What color is #30070E?

#30070E is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #30070E?

The RGB value is 48, 7, 14: 48 red, 7 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30070E?

The complementary color is #073029, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30070E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30070E color

#30070E rgb(48, 7, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #30070E is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 2.7% green and 5.5% blue (48, 7, 14).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 75% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 85% magenta, 71% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.07:1).

#30070E color codes

HEX	`#30070E`
RGB	`rgb(48, 7, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 2.7%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 75%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 85%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 85%, 71%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.34, 21.22, 5.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.34, 21.92, 14.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.374, 0.812, 0.5)`
Decimal	`3147534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30070E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #30070E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#30070E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #30070E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30070e; }
.text { color: #30070e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30070e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 7 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30070e, #301407); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #30070E?: #30070E is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #30070E?: The RGB value is 48, 7, 14: 48 red, 7 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30070E?: The complementary color is #073029, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30070E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.